U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Angela McLane documents U.S. Army soldiers as they provide overwatch security during the opening of a hospital in Khalis, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2008. McLane is a combat cameraman and the soldiers are assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment. DoD photo by U.S. Army Spc. Ronald Wright AP Goes Neo-Con -- Jules Crittenden
OK, al-P and reasonable people might dispute that.
But try as it might to discuss where we are five years on without giving Bush any props, the Associated Press has to admit that we have some leverage, and a substantial national interest, at stake in that nascent democracy won with the blood of many thousands of Iraqis and Americans, wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
I give you … “Stable Iraq could influence the Middle East.” AP analysis:
BAGHDAD (AP) — As violence in Iraq recedes, neighboring states are pondering how to deal with an unwieldy country that could re-emerge as a key player along with Saudi Arabia and Iran in one of the world’s most strategic regions.
The role of regional power broker may seem far-fetched for Iraq — a devastated land best known for car bombs, death squads and suicide attackers.
Still, countries of the Middle East cannot ignore the potential role of a resurgent Iraq, a nation of 28 million people, bordering Iran to the east, Syria and Jordan to the west and sitting on one of the world’s major pools of oil.
For those reasons, the United States cannot afford to lose focus on Iraq, which will remain a strategic and important country even after the last of the 140,000 American soldiers have gone home.
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My Comment: One of the reasons why I started this blog was to have my own personal diary on what I was reading in the news. I found that there was a disconnect between what the main stream media were reporting on, and what I was reading in military blogs. It took over a year, but the AP has finally came to the same conclusion that bloggers have been writing about for the past year.
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